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The grounds after dark can seem like a different place than they appear during the day, but as long as you stay clear of the forest, there shouldn't be much to be afraid of. Especially when there appears to be a large bonfire set in a clear spot near the lake, and Renée had made sure everything was set up. A multitude of logs were arranged near the fire, for the students to sit on if they liked, especially as there was still some snow on the ground. Behind the improvised seating, several smaller unlit fires were arranged for later, but for now the big fire was the focus.
Not to mention the containers of various campfire treats: hot dogs and marshmallows near a collection of sticks, and other s'mores makings a bit further from the flames along with a smaller basket of hazelnuts, not far from the curled up form of her crup puppy on a pile of blankets. She'd tried to leave Bowie behind, but he wanted to be outside with her. As long as he stayed away from the fire, she was okay with it and she knew he'd enjoy being around the students. And for now she stayed near the fire, keeping warm as she waited for people to arrive.
ooc: Feel free to post your charries arriving, etc. Ask about the food if you like, but wait for approval to take any. I'll be around for another couple hours for replies. And as always, try to keep the chatting to a minimum. The lesson should start in around 12 hours or so.
Emily had finished two hot dogs and was onto her third when she remembered about her nut.
Quickly taking it away from the fire she saw it was burnt to a t. 'Great. Just great!' she threw the nut on the ground and stood on it. Now her hand was hot from touching it!
Wait. Wasn't it her who had told Nika it was a load of rubbish? She didn't believe in this stuff! So, mabye it would happen?
It would happen. It had to!
But, as Emily finished the last of her hotdog she realised she had a nagging suspision in the back of her mind that the nut was probably right...
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Nika kept her eyes on the nut expecting it to do something at any moment. She watched with intensity and to the point where her eyes started to get tired. She turned around to grab a marshmallow and that's when it "POP"-ed Nika let out a shriek. She was not expecting that. She whipped her head around and saw it was just her nut and she physically relaxed. She took a few deep breaths and then went closer to examine her nut. "Er Professor, I forgot what does it mean when it pops?" Nika had a horrid memory.
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It seemed the discussion hadn't really gotten Jake's attention, but Renée wasn't worried. As long as his snitch didn't disrupt anyone else's focus, and he managed to understand even a little of what had been discussed, things would owrk out fine. And it seemed his antics, especially as he had kept them toward the back of the group, hadn't caused too much trouble. She'd noticed his lack of participation after a certain point but enough other things had been going on that she hadn't let it bother her. She grinned a little as he finally spoke, however. "I'd be curious what type of Divination you'd suggest that uses rubber chickens," she replied, noting the slightest of movements next to the Hufflepuff that meant at least he'd been getting notes down. They'd be moving on soon anyway.
"Me too, actually," Jake added with a small smile of his own, but by this point he was now only holding the toy snitch with one wing between each finger/thumb deal and kind of looking out away from it and the group.
When he finally had his attention brought back to the group again by a loud pop, Jake looked a little confused, and had to consult his notes.
Oh.
...
With that, Jake put his toy snitch back into his pocket and leaned forwards, elbows on his knees and eyes on others in the room. He'd just get more of a visual idea... sure.
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Still completely oblvious to the fact that the Divinations Professor kept gesturing to the Hot Dogs for him, Patroclus selected a hazlenut and took it too the fire.
Squating down on bent knees, the Lion prefect felt the of the fire wash over him, he watched the tongues lick at sky, the floating embers that glowed then darked lost in the velvety night sky.
With his mind clear and open, he dropped the hazlenut on the border of the fire circle and asked his question:
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Sierra watched her classmates (and her Puffer Brother) for just a few minutes. Again, she was completely unsure of herself when it came to Divination, but she always managed to get by somehow. She sighed to herself as she remembered last class, when she'd told Satine Farris that she was old, decrepit, and needed to be rebuilt. At least the older girl had taken it lightly...
...a popping or burning nut, though? This was fire they were dealing with here, so Sierra was being extra cautious. Finally, she headed over to the container and retrieved a hazelnut. As she headed back to the fire, she thought about the question she'd like to ask.
It didn't take too long for her to be completely distracted from her question-asking, though. Some idiotic boy was dramatically yelling about the burning of his hazelnut. Oh, it was that Lockhart boy, the one she was working on the Alzheimer's Potion with. Figures it would be a Puffer Boy... When her back was turned, Sierra gave him one of her classic eye rolls before returning her attention to the task.
Will Slytherin be successful in their next Quidditch match?
With her full attention on the answer to that question, Sierra placed her hazelnut near the fire and waited for the popping or burning to begin.
Years had passed by (okay, so not years, but it sure felt like it) and yet Sierra still hadn't heard the slightest pop or seen the slightest burn coming from her nut. She thought about poking it with a stick, but she figured it would probably mess up the prediction it was supposed to give.
Again, she asked her question. Will Slytherin be successful in their next Quidditch match?
Of course they would be, this was Slytherin she was talking about here, but it'd still be cool, she guessed, to have the hazelnut confirm things. She frowned at the hazelnut. It was taking forever to decide! Either that, or her hazelnut was just broken. Figures...
"POP!"
Sierra perked up upon hearing a popping noise. Could it have been her hazelnut?! With eyes wide open and searching the fire, she finally found her hazelnut--and it was popping! Of course, she'd known all along that it would, but it was still nice to actually hear it doing so!
...and now, she was more than ready for that match against Gryffindor!
Still completely oblvious to the fact that the Divinations Professor kept gesturing to the Hot Dogs for him, Patroclus selected a hazlenut and took it too the fire.
Squating down on bent knees, the Lion prefect felt the of the fire wash over him, he watched the tongues lick at sky, the floating embers that glowed then darked lost in the velvety night sky.
With his mind clear and open, he dropped the hazlenut on the border of the fire circle and asked his question:
"Will I ever find the Hot Dogs?"
At first Patroclus thought it was the fire that was rumbling........but since when had a fire ever rumbled so that meant it had to be something else.
There it was again, and this time it was accompained by a pain in his stomach so it was easy for the Lion to put two and two together, it was his tummy that was rumbling, cause he was starving!
Mentally screaming at the fire to hurry up and cook his hazlenut, the boy toyed with the idea that he may have to eat the nut, rather than divine it then it happened
POP!
The hazlenut popped, and just when there was some hope for Patroclus things just got worse! The nut was just that little bit to close to the fire, and once it's fleshy center was exposed the harsh heat of the flames burnt the only edible section to a crisp
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There was nothing to do but laughscream "Why Me!?!?!!?" he cried to the heavens!
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The Hufflepuff sort of knew this was going to happen, after all, he'd been looking in her direction. That's why she was here, no?
And...'Burned isn't necessarily dead'. Treyen nodded, once, "Oh, yeah, I know...I just got a little carried away, that's all." But the first thing he thought was 'death'. Poor Herbology duuude. The boy should know about the 'death' issue, since it was him the one who argued with Ellie about the different meanings that tarot card could have that didn't remotely related to death, or endings, or whatever. Yes. But, this was way too....NOT alike.
He was certain that wasn't a hazelnut anymore, "Oh, we don't know that, do we?" she'd just said that it didn't necessarily meant death. She just said it. "But, er, I have no idea, I don't know his name," he shrugged, slightly worried about the fact that he failed to notice what the Herbology dude had as a name. He knew it started with a 'C'. That was all.
Having sent Emily and Nika smiles in response to their thanking her for the help, Renée again thought that perhaps things should be brought to a close rather soon. The fire was doing a lot for keeping people warm, but she had a feeling a lot of them wanted to get back inside the castle soon. Actually, even she didn't think that sounded bad, and she liked being outdoors. Bowie probably wanted to curl up in his bed as well, which spurred her on. There were people she still needed to take care of, though, and she turned to Treyen with a smile, still curious about what his earlier exclamation had meant.
"That can happen," she said lightly. Getting carried away with things. It happened less now for herself than it had when she was a student, but it was always a risk. Especially when it came to Divination, and she found herself watching him as he continued talking. "Of course. Knowing everything would take the mystery out of things," she replied, feeling like they had almost gotten onto different topics again. But it didn't seem malicious, so she didn't let it influence her. There was obviously someone he'd been thinking about with his question, though. "Alright then. Perhaps we shouldn't alarm anyone, until we're certain." She was hoping nobody actually was dead, but in the same respect she was hoping he'd feel able to come to her if he truly was worried about anyone, well, not doing so well.
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Nika kept her eyes on the nut expecting it to do something at any moment. She watched with intensity and to the point where her eyes started to get tired. She turned around to grab a marshmallow and that's when it "POP"-ed Nika let out a shriek. She was not expecting that. She whipped her head around and saw it was just her nut and she physically relaxed. She took a few deep breaths and then went closer to examine her nut. "Er Professor, I forgot what does it mean when it pops?" Nika had a horrid memory.
As she heard Nika shriek, Renée found herself returning to the little Gryffindor's side, worried that she'd had yet another difficulty or something. It seemed not, as she looked down to see a popped hazelnut and a happy student. Confused, it seemed, but not in distress. "Popping is good. It means, well I guess you could say yes. Using the terminology I'd used for you earlier." When she'd described the questioning as yes or no, at least. She hoped the girl didn't get too close to the flames to examine her nut, either. It wasn't the way she would want to have to end the lesson, with someone's hair ablaze.
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"Me too, actually," Jake added with a small smile of his own, but by this point he was now only holding the toy snitch with one wing between each finger/thumb deal and kind of looking out away from it and the group.
When he finally had his attention brought back to the group again by a loud pop, Jake looked a little confused, and had to consult his notes.
Oh.
...
With that, Jake put his toy snitch back into his pocket and leaned forwards, elbows on his knees and eyes on others in the room. He'd just get more of a visual idea... sure.
The fact Jake hadn't seemed to want to actually try out the activity bothered Renée a little bit, as her attention had gone back to the older Hufflepuff. Well, older when compared to several of the other students she'd conversed with during the lesson and at other times, but certainly nowhere near the true definition of older. She smiled as he confessed to a curiosity about the divination he'd suggested earlier as well, agreeing with her in a way, but she didn't verbally say anything. That would betray the ideas she had running through her head, and she still needed to officially decide on the homework anyway. And at least it seemed he'd stopped playing with the snitch, before others really had noticed it. Including her crup, as she had a feeling the puppy would have just seen 'ball' and spazzed a little. "Feel free to ask if you have any questions," she said to him. She'd have added something about joining in, but there wasn't a lot of time left. He should get the basic idea down anyway.
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Originally Posted by PattyH.
Still completely oblvious to the fact that the Divinations Professor kept gesturing to the Hot Dogs for him, Patroclus selected a hazlenut and took it too the fire.
Squating down on bent knees, the Lion prefect felt the of the fire wash over him, he watched the tongues lick at sky, the floating embers that glowed then darked lost in the velvety night sky.
With his mind clear and open, he dropped the hazlenut on the border of the fire circle and asked his question:
"Will I ever find the Hot Dogs?"
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Originally Posted by PattyH.
At first Patroclus thought it was the fire that was rumbling........but since when had a fire ever rumbled so that meant it had to be something else.
There it was again, and this time it was accompained by a pain in his stomach so it was easy for the Lion to put two and two together, it was his tummy that was rumbling, cause he was starving!
Mentally screaming at the fire to hurry up and cook his hazlenut, the boy toyed with the idea that he may have to eat the nut, rather than divine it then it happened
POP!
The hazlenut popped, and just when there was some hope for Patroclus things just got worse! The nut was just that little bit to close to the fire, and once it's fleshy center was exposed the harsh heat of the flames burnt the only edible section to a crisp
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There was nothing to do but laughscream "Why Me!?!?!!?" he cried to the heavens!
It seemed she was destined to situations involving the upper level students, as Renée turned at an odd rumbling sound, somewhat below the general din of the students discussing things, asking questions and the like. It was quiet, but unmistakable, and a faint grin appeared on her face as her dark eyes landed on Patroculs. The Gryffindor prefect, who she'd been trying to nudge towards the hot dogs sevearl times earlier. It seemed the hints weren't helping, and she paused to watch as he chose to go about the hazelnut business instead. The hot dogs weren't going anywhere, and in fact it seemed he only needed to turn his head slightly to the right and they almost would be under his nose. "Bad news?," she asked as he resorted to a bit of dramatics, stepping closer to peer down at his nut. Odd. It seemed to both have popped and charred. Maybe that would equate to an unknown, she mused. It remained to be seen what his interpretation would be.
But while she waited, she stood straight again to address the class. "Okay everyone. I'm thinking it's almost time to finish things up. I imagine you'd like to all get inside again where it's warm. Take a few more minutes to finish your readings, wait for your nuts to react if you like, munch on some more treats, but I think I'll let whoever would like to go. If your finished, that is. I'll post the homework in a bit, so keep your eyes out," she said, louder than when she'd been speaking to everyone one-on-one. Even if she posted homework right after returning to her office, it was late enough that the students probably wouldn't see it until the morning anyhow.
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Having finished roasting her marshmallow to a perfect brown color, Kurumi looked at her chocolate and graham cracker with a naiveness in her eyes that clearly meant she had no idea what to do next. Seeing as she had never been camping before with her family - Japan wasn't very big on the whole camping thing...especially her mother - Kurumi wasn't sure exactly how to make a smore. Was it two pieces of chocolate with a graham cracker layer below the marshmallow? That sounded rather sweet...
Looking over at Professor Bishop, Kurumi was tempted to ask about smore making when she realized that she should probably ask something related to the activity and not marshmallows. "Professor...is there any meaning to how loud the nut pops?" Because, hers had been very VERY loud...
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Hang around with marshmallows in cold, or go inside to the warm castle and have no marshmallows... K-Lee decided the marshmallows were more important and grabbed another few that she promptly stuffed in her mouth. Mmmmm, yummy squishy goodness.
Hearing a Gryffindor ask something, K-Lee listened in curiously. Her nut hadn't made a very loud noise, so did that mean she had a low chance at becoming a superhero? She really wanted to become a superhero...
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But while she waited, she stood straight again to address the class. "Okay everyone. I'm thinking it's almost time to finish things up. I imagine you'd like to all get inside again where it's warm. Take a few more minutes to finish your readings, wait for your nuts to react if you like, munch on some more treats, but I think I'll let whoever would like to go. If your finished, that is. I'll post the homework in a bit, so keep your eyes out," she said, louder than when she'd been speaking to everyone one-on-one. Even if she posted homework right after returning to her office, it was late enough that the students probably wouldn't see it until the morning anyhow.
Ah, it was over.
Well, Helena was done with her nut. Yes, the one that didn't pop.
Anyway, she was ready to go. A bit sad, but... oh well. She stood up and looked at professor Bishop. "Goodbye," the girl said, trying to smile. Not a successful result, though. Uhhh why didn't that nut just pop? It was simple. Pop. But no pop.
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Originally Posted by SilverTiger
But while she waited, she stood straight again to address the class. "Okay everyone. I'm thinking it's almost time to finish things up. I imagine you'd like to all get inside again where it's warm. Take a few more minutes to finish your readings, wait for your nuts to react if you like, munch on some more treats, but I think I'll let whoever would like to go. If your finished, that is. I'll post the homework in a bit, so keep your eyes out," she said, louder than when she'd been speaking to everyone one-on-one. Even if she posted homework right after returning to her office, it was late enough that the students probably wouldn't see it until the morning anyhow.
ooc: As said, if you feel you've gotten enough done, feel free to have your charrie head back to the castle, etc. This thread will probably stay open for another day, to let you wrap things up, and I'll post the homework ASAP.
Emily looked at her pocket watch, it was indeed getting late, but she had thoroughly enjoyed the lesson. Taking a couple more marshmellows and shoving them in her mouth Emily began to pack her things back into her bag. "Thanks for the lesson Professor Bishop", she said waving goodbye.
Turning briskly on her heel enjoying the fresh air, she began to walk back up to the castle, she could hear her bed calling her telepathically.
"Um, Professor, could we try one more time? I mean, I think I put mine too close," Jaina inquired. She thought maybe if she asked the same question again and got a different result, then it would cancel out each other and make it better.
"I just can't believe that a chemical reaction or whatever it is, I don't suppose there's many other sciency words, have anything to do with whether or not... Hufflepuff will win the quidditch championship."
Nuh uh.
He summoned TWO nuts from over THERE. "It's probably more about where they go."
"Will Hufflepuff win the Quidditch Championship?" he asked both nuts, and tossed them both near the fire, one a little closer to it. "I would hate to think that the answer awaits us in a nut, Professor."
He kept his voice civil, because he wasn't being angry and he definitely wasn't being sarcastic. He was just "... just a cynic."
And so, Jake waited for the nuts.
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But while she waited, she stood straight again to address the class. "Okay everyone. I'm thinking it's almost time to finish things up. I imagine you'd like to all get inside again where it's warm. Take a few more minutes to finish your readings, wait for your nuts to react if you like, munch on some more treats, but I think I'll let whoever would like to go. If your finished, that is. I'll post the homework in a bit, so keep your eyes out," she said, louder than when she'd been speaking to everyone one-on-one. Even if she posted homework right after returning to her office, it was late enough that the students probably wouldn't see it until the morning anyhow.
As Professor Bishop spoke loudly to the class,Luin looked up from the book, her nut having popped awhile ago with the question she had asked. She had a finished s'more in one hand, which she deflty finished and then started to pack up her things. She really didn't mind this class so far, better than staring into crystal balls or tea leaves and stuff. She walked near the professor as she headed back to the castle, "Thank you for the class, Professor Bishop." she smiled, and then headed up to the castle, ready to finish off the homework she had left.
Seeing that someone else was trying again...and well, again...Jaina got up and retrieved another hazelnut. "All right now, nut. Let's see how well you do this time," Jaina said as she walked back to her seat. She held the nut close to her mouth and whispered, "Will Ben's father approve of me?" she whispered. She said it aloud this time in case the last nut had been tainted by another thought. There was no other thought, but hey, you never know! She placed it near the fire, not too close, but near it.
She ate a smore that Belle had made and waited patiently. "So what do you guys want to do after class?" she asked. She smelled something burning and turned to the fire in time to see the hazelnut had actually burned faster the second time. "Stupid nuts!" Jaina exclaimed as she crossed her arms and scrunched up her nose. She looked to her friends, "I'm ready to go if you guys are."
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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie
Having finished roasting her marshmallow to a perfect brown color, Kurumi looked at her chocolate and graham cracker with a naiveness in her eyes that clearly meant she had no idea what to do next. Seeing as she had never been camping before with her family - Japan wasn't very big on the whole camping thing...especially her mother - Kurumi wasn't sure exactly how to make a smore. Was it two pieces of chocolate with a graham cracker layer below the marshmallow? That sounded rather sweet...
Looking over at Professor Bishop, Kurumi was tempted to ask about smore making when she realized that she should probably ask something related to the activity and not marshmallows. "Professor...is there any meaning to how loud the nut pops?" Because, hers had been very VERY loud...
As several of her students chose to head inside, Renée gave each of them a smile and a little wave as they left. "You're welcome, Luin and Emily," she added, watching the two Ravenclaws as they gathered their things and started walking away. "Thank you for coming." Sometimes it paid to be polite, and she found it interesting that it was Ravenclaws who had decided to be such. Not so much curious, but simply interesting. The fact they'd chosen to head inside was interesting as well, since she almost would have expected them to keep trying. It wasn't worth realy questioning, though, as there in fact were still people hanging around to continue, or simply to munch on more sugar.
Turning to Kurumi as the Gryffindor had spoken, she smiled. "I can't imagine it does, although the louder a nut pops the more likely you are to hear it. Perhaps that's something to research," she replied, noticing it seemed the girl was having a bit of difficulty figuring out s'mores as well. She didn't want to call her out and embarrass her however, especially after their talk in her office. Kurumi didn't need that, but she could still offer help obliquely. "If you have any other questions, about anything, feel free to ask," she concluded with another smile. That way she could ask if she wanted, or choose not to.
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Chewing on her 100th? marshmallow Di heard her nut pop. About time.
She watched at the remains of the nut as she chewed. Seeing some bits near her feet she swiftly pocketed some. For good luck, hehe.
"So professor does this mean that our wish WILL come true?" she asked emphasizing on the will.
Continuing to keep an eye on those who had stayed, Renée eyed Dianna a bit questioningly as it seemed the Slytherin was chewing on yet another marshmallow. At this rate she would be so wired on sugar she'd probably be awake all night long, but there hadn't exactly been any established cutoff when it came to the snacks. So she couldn't exactly say much at this point. her slightly concerned expression sequed into another smile as the girl asked a question, amused a bit by the emphasis. "Do you think it does?," she asked. "Most Divination still has a bit of inexactness in it, whereby outer events influence whatever the prediction was. A question isn't exactly a wish, either. Not to mention the fact that most of you would still like to believe in free will." She knew she did, even though she'd found a lot of her readings and such had at least a kernel of truth to themselves.
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"I just can't believe that a chemical reaction or whatever it is, I don't suppose there's many other sciency words, have anything to do with whether or not... Hufflepuff will win the quidditch championship."
Nuh uh.
He summoned TWO nuts from over THERE. "It's probably more about where they go."
"Will Hufflepuff win the Quidditch Championship?" he asked both nuts, and tossed them both near the fire, one a little closer to it. "I would hate to think that the answer awaits us in a nut, Professor."
He kept his voice civil, because he wasn't being angry and he definitely wasn't being sarcastic. He was just "... just a cynic."
And so, Jake waited for the nuts.
At the sound of Jake speaking again, Renée turned to the tall Hufflepuff with a grin. "Science and Divination have never seemed to truly mesh, even though in fact we do use chemical reactions, or pysical, natural events, as omens for interpretation," she pointed out, fully welcoming the small debate. It was amusing, and sometimes educational, and entirely unsurprising coming from him. "That could be an important factor as well," she agreed, as she watched him summon two nuts and toss them near the flames. The question was another amusing situation, as she had the momentary thought that nobody had ever tried using pyromancy to predict the outcomes of Quidditch. The results could be fascinating.
As it seemed he wasn't finished with his questioning, she sent him another smile. "The answer lies in a lot of circumstances. The nut could possibly just give you one insight into what might happen," she replied. "And cynics are always useful in keeping us on our toes." That was the truth. Those who questioned made the rest of them need to figure out the answers.
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"Um, Professor, could we try one more time? I mean, I think I put mine too close," Jaina inquired. She thought maybe if she asked the same question again and got a different result, then it would cancel out each other and make it better.
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Seeing that someone else was trying again...and well, again...Jaina got up and retrieved another hazelnut. "All right now, nut. Let's see how well you do this time," Jaina said as she walked back to her seat. She held the nut close to her mouth and whispered, "Will Ben's father approve of me?" she whispered. She said it aloud this time in case the last nut had been tainted by another thought. There was no other thought, but hey, you never know! She placed it near the fire, not too close, but near it.
She ate a smore that Belle had made and waited patiently. "So what do you guys want to do after class?" she asked. She smelled something burning and turned to the fire in time to see the hazelnut had actually burned faster the second time. "Stupid nuts!" Jaina exclaimed as she crossed her arms and scrunched up her nose. She looked to her friends, "I'm ready to go if you guys are."
Going back to wandering around and keeping an eye on those who were still hanging around, she glanced at little Jaina as the Hufflepuff seemed a bit confused about things. "You can try as many times as you like, as long as class is still going on," she explained after the question was asked. "I can't guarantee trying again will give you much of a different answer, but you're welcome to more nuts." And that was a phrase she hadn't really expected to be saying, but it was accurate for the lesson.
It seemed the girl had chosen to try again anyhow, and she kept an eye on her while the nut was sitting there. Something told her there was a bit of discontent in the answer given before, and she didn't want the girl discouraged. All she could hope was that her earlier words had made some sort of impact, even as she bit her lip to keep from grining at the response the nut received. Maybe Jaina should have listened to Jake and his cynicism that this was a valid way of determining anything.
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And there it was. One of the nuts burned with the heat of the flames, the other popped loudly, and Jake nodded at them both.
Mhmmmmmm.
Once collecting up his notes and schtuff, he looked at Bishop. "I don't really believe in this stuff. It's like Arithmancy to me... just not something I see a lot of truth in."
And once again, he was taking the class for the grade, of course. But he never outright SAID stuff like that. Nuh uh. The young man heaved his bag over his shoulder; there were an awful lot of books in there... he sucked at remembering which classes where on which days.
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Seeing that someone else was trying again...and well, again...Jaina got up and retrieved another hazelnut. "All right now, nut. Let's see how well you do this time," Jaina said as she walked back to her seat. She held the nut close to her mouth and whispered, "Will Ben's father approve of me?" she whispered. She said it aloud this time in case the last nut had been tainted by another thought. There was no other thought, but hey, you never know! She placed it near the fire, not too close, but near it.
She ate a smore that Belle had made and waited patiently. "So what do you guys want to do after class?" she asked. She smelled something burning and turned to the fire in time to see the hazelnut had actually burned faster the second time. "Stupid nuts!" Jaina exclaimed as she crossed her arms and scrunched up her nose. She looked to her friends, "I'm ready to go if you guys are."
Charley grabbed her things and stood up.
"I'm ready as well. Belle?" She turned to their other friend, then back to Jaina.
"Remember, it isn't necessarily accurate."
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Having sent Emily and Nika smiles in response to their thanking her for the help, Renée again thought that perhaps things should be brought to a close rather soon. The fire was doing a lot for keeping people warm, but she had a feeling a lot of them wanted to get back inside the castle soon. Actually, even she didn't think that sounded bad, and she liked being outdoors. Bowie probably wanted to curl up in his bed as well, which spurred her on. There were people she still needed to take care of, though, and she turned to Treyen with a smile, still curious about what his earlier exclamation had meant.
As she heard Nika shriek, Renée found herself returning to the little Gryffindor's side, worried that she'd had yet another difficulty or something. It seemed not, as she looked down to see a popped hazelnut and a happy student. Confused, it seemed, but not in distress. "Popping is good. It means, well I guess you could say yes. Using the terminology I'd used for you earlier." When she'd described the questioning as yes or no, at least. She hoped the girl didn't get too close to the flames to examine her nut, either. It wasn't the way she would want to have to end the lesson, with someone's hair ablaze.
But while she waited, she stood straight again to address the class. "Okay everyone. I'm thinking it's almost time to finish things up. I imagine you'd like to all get inside again where it's warm. Take a few more minutes to finish your readings, wait for your nuts to react if you like, munch on some more treats, but I think I'll let whoever would like to go. If your finished, that is. I'll post the homework in a bit, so keep your eyes out," she said, louder than when she'd been speaking to everyone one-on-one. Even if she posted homework right after returning to her office, it was late enough that the students probably wouldn't see it until the morning anyhow.[/COLOR]
ooc: As said, if you feel you've gotten enough done, feel free to have your charrie head back to the castle, etc. This thread will probably stay open for another day, to let you wrap things up, and I'll post the homework ASAP.
"Oh! OH!" Nika understood now. "Thank you again professor! I really do like this class!" Nika put her nut into her bag to serve as a memory of the class. She tried to remember what her goal had been and then smiled when she realized that the nut popping meant a very, very good thing. She put everything in her bags and grabbed a marshmallow for the trip back to the castle. Nika ran towards her professor and gave her a hug. "Thank you again professor! I liked being out here. It was a lot of fun and a nice change!"
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Having sent Emily and Nika smiles in response to their thanking her for the help, Renée again thought that perhaps things should be brought to a close rather soon. The fire was doing a lot for keeping people warm, but she had a feeling a lot of them wanted to get back inside the castle soon. Actually, even she didn't think that sounded bad, and she liked being outdoors. Bowie probably wanted to curl up in his bed as well, which spurred her on. There were people she still needed to take care of, though, and she turned to Treyen with a smile, still curious about what his earlier exclamation had meant.
"That can happen," she said lightly. Getting carried away with things. It happened less now for herself than it had when she was a student, but it was always a risk. Especially when it came to Divination, and she found herself watching him as he continued talking. "Of course. Knowing everything would take the mystery out of things," she replied, feeling like they had almost gotten onto different topics again. But it didn't seem malicious, so she didn't let it influence her. There was obviously someone he'd been thinking about with his question, though. "Alright then. Perhaps we shouldn't alarm anyone, until we're certain." She was hoping nobody actually was dead, but in the same respect she was hoping he'd feel able to come to her if he truly was worried about anyone, well, not doing so well.
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But while she waited, she stood straight again to address the class. "Okay everyone. I'm thinking it's almost time to finish things up. I imagine you'd like to all get inside again where it's warm. Take a few more minutes to finish your readings, wait for your nuts to react if you like, munch on some more treats, but I think I'll let whoever would like to go. If your finished, that is. I'll post the homework in a bit, so keep your eyes out," she said, louder than when she'd been speaking to everyone one-on-one. Even if she posted homework right after returning to her office, it was late enough that the students probably wouldn't see it until the morning anyhow.
ooc: As said, if you feel you've gotten enough done, feel free to have your charrie head back to the castle, etc. This thread will probably stay open for another day, to let you wrap things up, and I'll post the homework ASAP.
Yeah, totally. It can happen. He'd just never asked a question in which 'death' could be a small possibility. And whilst his question never had that word, he kind of thought of it. So, yeah. It was only normal for such a young boy to get carried away.
But...wait a minute. No, yes, she was right. A little mystery was always good.
So, Treyen nodded, and nodded, and then smiled, "No, you're right, nothing to be worried about," he finally said, with one single nod. Yes, he was feeling a lot calmer about it now.
And then she was dismissing the class. It sort of fitted, since it was getting colder and colder. With one last glimpse at the burnt hazelnut, the boy sighed and started to gather his stuff, which wasn't much. "Thanks for the lesson, Professor Bishop." And then he smiled. Much has changed in too little, right?
Charley grabbed her things and stood up.
"I'm ready as well. Belle?" She turned to their other friend, then back to Jaina.
"Remember, it isn't necessarily accurate."
Jaina stood up and streched. "Yeah, well, they're still stupid nuts anyhow," she said with a giggle. "Let's get some ice cream from the great hall. I feel a hot fudge sundae could cure me right now."
It seemed she was destined to situations involving the upper level students, as Renée turned at an odd rumbling sound, somewhat below the general din of the students discussing things, asking questions and the like. It was quiet, but unmistakable, and a faint grin appeared on her face as her dark eyes landed on Patroculs. The Gryffindor prefect, who she'd been trying to nudge towards the hot dogs sevearl times earlier. It seemed the hints weren't helping, and she paused to watch as he chose to go about the hazelnut business instead. The hot dogs weren't going anywhere, and in fact it seemed he only needed to turn his head slightly to the right and they almost would be under his nose. "Bad news?," she asked as he resorted to a bit of dramatics, stepping closer to peer down at his nut. Odd. It seemed to both have popped and charred. Maybe that would equate to an unknown, she mused. It remained to be seen what his interpretation would be.
The boy was near hysterical!
His hunger was making him emotional and the destruction of the hazlenut, only cemented the fact in his head, that we was destined to go hungry!
"Bad News? Beyond Bad, horrible news!" He whined to the professor, "It seems it is my lot in life to go hungry! Oh the pain, the suffering!" he cried as he mock fainted, falling off his knees and onto the ground, closing his eyes.
However had his eyes been open, Patroclus would have noticed that now directly infront of his face, as the container of hotdogs, "Go on Professor, just leave me, here, well I shall fade away into nothingness, perhaps you can use my sunbleeched bones in a future Divinations lesson!"
Over dramatic? Yes, but hilariously funny? Definitely!
Charley wiped her eyes and looked at Jaina as reassuringly as she could.
"He doesn't have to know for some time; it is not even holidays yet. He'll probably come around at some point. My mum was absolutely distraught to find out she had two non Slytherin children at the commencement of term. Now, she supports me, and wants to meet you two. At some point, I'm sure. Who couldn't like you? And I'm sure Ben won't let him scare you away if he doesn't for a while." She grinned, then laughed along with the other girls when Belle's hazelnut popped.
"Thanks, I certainly hope so."
She pushed her hair back behind her ears again.
Charley gladly hugged Belle back.
"That I do! Thank you," she responded.
She giggled.
Just as Belle finished her sentence, and Charley was poising herself to respond, a loud, staccato snap came from beside the fire, jolting the wits out of her.
Charley gasped and began to cry, a large smile forming on her face. The nut had popped!! She looked at both her friends giddily but inquisitively, as if to ask, "So what exactly is going to happen, then?" but certainly not expecting any answer.
Belle said to Charley, "Only time and fate will tell." she assured her with a warm smile.
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Seeing that someone else was trying again...and well, again...Jaina got up and retrieved another hazelnut. "All right now, nut. Let's see how well you do this time," Jaina said as she walked back to her seat. She held the nut close to her mouth and whispered, "Will Ben's father approve of me?" she whispered. She said it aloud this time in case the last nut had been tainted by another thought. There was no other thought, but hey, you never know! She placed it near the fire, not too close, but near it.
She ate a smore that Belle had made and waited patiently. "So what do you guys want to do after class?" she asked. She smelled something burning and turned to the fire in time to see the hazelnut had actually burned faster the second time. "Stupid nuts!" Jaina exclaimed as she crossed her arms and scrunched up her nose. She looked to her friends, "I'm ready to go if you guys are."
"Yeah i am ready to go" Belle assured them. "I am done eating smores, it was fun, i love camp fires! I had so much fun in divination though. I wish we can do this more often." she smiled.
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Jaina stood up and streched. "Yeah, well, they're still stupid nuts anyhow," she said with a giggle. "Let's get some ice cream from the great hall. I feel a hot fudge sundae could cure me right now."
Belle agreed with Jania, she really wanted ice cream, she missed having it for one whole day. "Yeah, let's go to the great hall! I am in!"
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